Chapter 342 Undercurrent
"It turns out that Master Yun thinks that I have delayed Ling'er's practice. Master, you can rest assured. I have known Ling'er for a long time and there has never been any talk of delay. Ling'er and I get along very happily. If Master doesn't believe it, Just ask Ling'er in person."
Ye Chunyang secretly felt funny. It seemed that this person was very attached to Mu Linger, but judging from Mu Linger's attitude, this person was probably just wishful thinking.
In fact, with Mu Ling'er, Ye Chunyang only regarded her as a confidant, and never thought of transcending her.
However, he has always been a soft-spoken person. If others treat others politely, he will naturally treat them politely in return. Yun Yue is so arrogant and arrogant, so he can only retaliate in kind.
A trace of sullenness flashed across Yun Yue's face, and he stared at Ye Chunyang coldly. He originally thought that the other party would retreat in spite of the difficulties, but he was surprised that he was so tough.
"I don't know if you really don't know or if you are pretending not to know." Yun Yue's face gradually darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "In this case, I might as well make it clear to you. Although Ling'er is familiar with you, before you started, you were just a mere A casual cultivator, and Ling'er is not only from a noble family, but also a close disciple of Elder Yi. Although you are not bad in qualifications, you are only an ordinary disciple of Tianji Peak. Given the disparity in status, the two of you will not have the same relationship. No matter what the outcome is, it’s better to die as soon as possible.”
Ye Chunyang half-squinted his eyes and didn't answer indifferently.
He had no intention of getting into a pointless argument with Yun Yue, and besides, he had never had any wrong thoughts about Mu Linger, so there was no need to explain to the other party.
After confronting Yun Yue for a moment, he didn't want to stay any longer and was about to say goodbye and leave.
But at this moment, his mind suddenly moved.
At the same time, Yun Yue seemed to sense something, and suddenly looked at a certain place, with a cold flash in his eyes.
"They're coming."
After speaking softly, Yun Yue finally glanced at Ye Chunyang with a hint of warning, and immediately dodged towards where everyone was staying.
Ye Chunyang's eyes flickered, he sneered and said nothing, and joined Mu Ling'er and others.
At this time, the group of people seemed to have expected it and extinguished the bonfire early.
Yun Yue looked at the crowd and made a gesture to them. The disciples of each peak vowed to cast spells and cooperate with each other to arrange a hidden forbidden method. Then they restrained their aura and hid their bodies.
Not long after, I saw waves of waves in the distance, and several black lights passing through the sky, flying past here at extremely fast speeds, heading straight in a certain direction.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. Looking carefully, there were no fewer than thirty people in the black light, and they had a strong evil aura, as if they were evil cultivators practicing the blood-harvesting demonic art.
"It seems that these people are the people who take the helm of Shadow."
Yun Yue glanced at the sky, then spread out his hands and pinched out several magic formulas. Several faint spiritual lights flashed out from his fingertips. After several flashes of light, they formed a mysterious pattern.
"This is the signal left by Elder Tianfang. You all should follow me with your Qi Condensation Technique. This time, you must catch them all in one fell swoop!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Yue first operated the concealment formation and disappeared into the night sky.
Everyone looked at each other, said nothing, and disappeared into the night sky.
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Jingqiong Mountain is located 1,630 miles east of Hanging City. This sect's cultivation methods are mostly upright, and they often cast spells to relieve the mortal world. They are very popular in the surrounding area.
The night was solemn, without a trace of moonlight, and occasionally a cold wind blew across the earth, adding to the eerie feeling.
At this moment, a middle-aged man is sitting in the front hall of Jingqiong Mountain. He is wearing a gold-sprinkled cloak, has a rough face, and has magic power gathered around him. He is the headmaster of Jingqiong Mountain, Master Tianqiong, who has been here decades ago. Has been cultivated to the middle stage of mana.
In addition to Master Tian Qiong, there are three people on both sides of the hall. One is in the early stage of magic power, and the remaining two are in the late stage of foundation building. They serve as elders and deacons in the door. They can be said to be the central strength of Jing Qiong Mountain.
The hall was silent for a long time, and then the elder with early-stage magic power spoke up: "Brother, headmaster, I have been waiting here for a long time, but there has been no news. Could it be that the situation has changed?"
This man is dressed in gray, has a thin face, and has a half-black, half-white beard. He looks older than the leader, Master Tianqiong.
The two deacons in the late stage of foundation building also raised their eyebrows when they heard this, obviously they also had questions.
Master Tian Qiong sat upright, looked at the three people from left to right, and was silent for a long time.
After a long time, he seemed to be thinking about it and said: "You three, don't be impatient. That person promised to send the final news before tonight, and he should not break his promise."
"This matter is related to the survival of our sect. Does the leader really want to obey his orders... If it is not handled carefully, I'm afraid..."
Yin Yang Beard's eyes were flickering and he hesitated to speak.
When the two deacons heard this, they fell silent one after another.
Master Tian Qiong lowered his eyes slightly, as if he was weighing something in his heart. After a moment, he sighed and said: "Now that things have happened, our faction has no choice. Only by agreeing to what the other party says can we have a chance of survival."
Yin Yang Beard pursed his lips, as if he wanted to persuade, but Master Tian Qiong had already interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"I have made up my mind, there is no need to discuss this matter further."
After a pause, he asked Yin Yang Hu again: "Elder Qian, have all the forbidden laws been arranged?"
Seeing that Master Tian Qiong had made a decision, Yin Yang Hu sighed, but said no more. He nodded slightly and said: "Everything has been arranged according to that person's request. Now we just wait for the prey to appear."
"very good."
Master Tianqiong showed satisfaction.
Just at this moment, a spiritual light suddenly flew from outside the hall. Master Tian Qiong's eyes flashed darkly. He cast a spell to capture the light and call it to his side. When he opened it, there was a telegraph note.
With two fingers, a spell was cast, and a secret message came from the talisman. After hearing it, Master Tianqiong smiled strangely and waved to the three people, saying, "The prey has appeared. Everyone, do your job and prepare to activate the magic circle."
The three people ignored him, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in their eyes. They hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Soon, Master Tianqiong was the only one left in the hall. He looked up at the night sky, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.
…
The night was deep, and several streams of light suddenly appeared outside Jingqiong Mountain.
If there were people with strong spiritual awareness, they would find that the stream of light wrapped dozens of black blood-stained monks, all of whom had cold faces and evil breath. The leader was dressed in red, with white hair and beard. The evil spirit of the devil was several times stronger than that of others. He was a master of the middle stage of magic power.
This person was dressed in blood-red long clothes, and his appearance was particularly familiar. If Ye Chunyang was here, he would recognize him at a glance. This person was the red-clothed old demon who chased him across half of the northwest of Tianchong Mountain not long ago.
Beside the old demon in red, there was also a familiar-looking person, the elder Tianfang who had met with the disciples of Tianqimen in Lingyou Valley not long ago.
After flying for a while, the group of demon cultivators suddenly stopped outside Jingqiong Mountain.
"Brother, is everything ready?"
The blood cloud rolled under the feet of the old demon in red, and he looked down at the entire Jingqiong Mountain from a high altitude, with a cold look in his eyes.
"Brother Chengwei, don't worry, Jingqiong Mountain tonight will be quite exciting."
Elder Tianfang's evil spirit was like a cloud, and he laughed coldly in the night sky, like a ghost screaming, which made people feel cold and piercing.
The old demon in red was very satisfied when he heard this.
But as if he thought of something, he turned his eyes and said, "Tonight's play is not loud enough with only Jingqiong Mountain. We need another protagonist to appear. Junior brother, have you arranged everything?"
"Of course, everything has been arranged. As long as the last famous actor appears, this play can be sung brilliantly."
The corner of Elder Tianfang's eyes slightly glanced at somewhere behind him, with a sinister smile on his face.
The red-clothed old demon glanced at him, without saying a word. After a while, he said expressionlessly, "That's great. Since everything is ready, we should also go to meet the head of Jingqiong Mountain."
As he spoke, he turned into a blood shadow and rushed straight to the gate of Jingqiong Mountain.
Thirty shadow demon cultivators followed closely behind.
Soon, the mountaintop here returned to silence.
But not long after, the place was turbulent again, and a hidden breath appeared. Led by Yun Yue, disciples from various peaks of Tianqimen appeared one after another, staring at Jingqiong Mountain.
"The shadow has already taken action. With the force that the other party has deployed this time, Jingqiong Mountain will be unable to resist. We must sneak into Jingqiong Mountain before the shadow takes action and get in touch with its leader, Tianqiong Shangren."
After standing in a hidden place and observing for a while, Mu Ling'er was the first to transmit the message.
"Ling'er is right. I have secretly used my spiritual sense to investigate just now. In addition to the leader and Senior Brother Tianfang, there is also a man in the early stage of magic power in the branch that the shadow has dispatched this time. The other party is outnumbered and we should not confront them head-on." Yun Yue said: "But Senior Brother Tianfang has already opened up a route for us to sneak into Jingqiong Mountain. You just need to follow me without worry."
After saying that, he put a jade slip of Tianfang on his forehead and silently sensed something. After a moment, he smiled strangely and casually sacrificed a talisman. In an instant, dust filled the air, and a deep stone cave appeared in front of him, which could not be seen at a glance.
Seeing this scene, everyone was suspicious, and Yun Yue explained at the right time: "Elder Tianfang has already formed an alliance with Jingqiong Mountain. This secret passage was set up by Jingqiong Mountain to facilitate our infiltration, and Shadow is not aware of it."
After hearing what he said, the disciples of each peak finally understood.
Before, although they had read the detailed plan of alliance in the jade slips left by Elder Tianfang, this secret passage was set up temporarily, and Elder Tianfang could only follow Shadow Demon Cultivator while sending a message to Yun Yue alone because of his identity.
After clearing up the doubts in everyone's hearts, Yun Yue did not hesitate, pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, then turned into a dust light and drilled into the stone cave.
The disciples also knew that time was running out, and they did not dare to delay, and hurriedly followed him.
Mu Ling'er and others looked at each other and were about to rush into the stone cave together, but at this time Ye Chunyang suddenly stopped them.
"Brother, is there something strange in this cave?"
Qian Ying was puzzled, but she had an inexplicable conviction in Ye Chunyang.
Li Mochen, Ling Xue and Mu Ling'er also looked over, with a questioning look on their faces.
Ye Chunyang stared at the deep cave in front of him, frowning slightly as if thinking about something. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "It's okay. There are many shadow masters this time. You should be careful when you sneak into Jingqiong Mountain later."
The four of them were a little confused, but they took his instructions to heart. After nodding at each other, they rushed towards the cave together.
Ye Chunyang stopped at the edge, and only looked back at the edge of the cave after everyone disappeared, frowning even more.
The edge of the cave was full of moss, spider webs, dead branches and other things.
After staring for a while, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had made a decision, and then disappeared into the darkness.